User ManualTable of ContentsContents6About This Guide10What You Need to Know Before You Begin11Terminology Used in this Guide11How to Find More Information11About Your HostRAID Controller12HostRAID Controller Features13Array Level Features13Upgrading the HostRAID Controller Firmware13About the Adaptec 1430SA Controller14About the Adaptec 1420SA Controller15About the Adaptec 1220SA Controller16Kit Contents and System Requirements17Kit Contents18System Requirements18Getting Started19Choosing a RAID Level20Selecting Disk Drives20Disk Drives for Your Controller20Selecting Cables20SATA Cables20Installation Options21Basic Installation Steps21Installing with an Operating System21Installing on an Existing Operating System21Installing the HostRAID Controller and Disk Drives22Before You Begin23Installing the HostRAID Controller23Connecting Disk Drives to SATA HostRAID Controllers24Checking Your Controller and Devices24Determining the Boot Controller24Next Steps24Creating a Bootable Array25Setting the Boot Controller26Creating an Array26Creating an Array with the ACU26Creating an Array with Adaptec Storage Manager27Making Your Array Bootable28Installing the Driver and an Operating System29Before You Begin30Creating a Driver Disk30Installing with Windows30Installing with Red Hat Linux31Installing with SUSE Linux31Installing with NetWare32Installing the Driver on an Existing Operating System33Before You Begin34Creating a Driver Disk34Installing on Windows34Installing on Red Hat or SUSE Linux35Installing on NetWare35Managing Your Storage Space36About Adaptec Storage Manager37Installing Adaptec Storage Manager37About the HRCONF Command Line Utility37About the ARC Utility38About the AFU38Which Utility Should I Use?38Understanding Adaptec Storage Manager39Features40Overview40Physical Devices View41Logical Devices View41Changing How Drives are Displayed41Collapsed and Expanded Views42Component Views43Solving Problems44Troubleshooting Checklist45Recovering from a Disk Drive Failure45Failed Disk Drive Protected by a Hot Spare45Failed Disk Drive Not Protected by a Hot Spare46Failure in Multiple Arrays Simultaneously46Disk Drive Failure in a RAID 0 Array46Multiple Failures in the Same Array46Understanding RAID47RAID Technology Overview48Understanding Drive Segments48Stripe-unit Size48Selecting a RAID Level and Tuning Performance48RAID 0 (Non-RAID Arrays)49RAID 1 Arrays50RAID 10 Arrays50Using the ARC Utility51Introduction to the ARC Utility52Running the ARC Utility52Creating and Managing Arrays52Creating a New Array52Managing Arrays54Adding/Deleting Hotspares56Managing Bootable Arrays and Devices56Configuring Disk Drives56ATAPI Support57Using SATASelect57SATASelect Options58Formatting and Verifying Disk Drives59Using the AFU for DOS60Introduction61System Requirements61Compatibility61Running the AFU from the GUI62Running the AFU from the Command Line62HELP62LIST62SAVE63UPDATE64VERIFY64VERSION65Command Switches65AFU Command Line - Step-by-Step65Safety Information67Electrostatic Discharge (ESD)67Technical Specifications68Environmental Specifications69DC Power Requirements69Current Requirements69Glossary70Index76Size: 908 KBPages: 78Language: EnglishOpen manual
